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Wikipedia: Nordic Combined
Read about the history, events, and equipment associated with Nordic Combined, a Winter Olympics sport. This brief encyclopedia article is a good introduction to the sport and includes links for more research and detailed information.
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Wikipedia: Social Bookmarking
This article introduces the reader to the concept of social bookmarking which organizes sites generally by the use of tags. Social bookmarking sites are an increasingly popular way to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources...
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Wikipedia: Skype
This article introduces the reader to Skype, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network.Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free.
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Wikipedia: Session Initiation Protocol (Sip)
An introduction to Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)that involves multimedia elements such as video, voice, instant messaging, online games, and virtual reality. It is one of the leading signaling protocols for Voice over IP.
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Wikipedia: Francisco Ayala
A brief biography of the Spanish novelist, Francisco Ayala. A good source for just a brief background of who Ayala is.
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Wikipedia: William Somerset Maugham
This collaboratively written encyclopedia article covers just the basic facts of Maugham's life and includes a brief bibliography of some of his work.
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Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough
This site provides an excellent depiction of the artist's life. Includes his influences and a photo of one of his greatest paintings, "The Blue Boy."
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Wikipedia: Personal Digital Assistant
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of PDAs (personal digital assistants). Although some of the content is under discussion for factual accuracy, readers can use this site for basic information on the topic.
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Wikipedia: Palm (Pda)
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Palm operating system which runs a number of personal digital assistants (PDAs). It includes a history of the Palm device lists and links to current models, as well as lists and links of...
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Wikipedia: Blackberry
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Blackberry (personal digital assistants). This wireless handheld device supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing and other wireless information...
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Wikipedia: Symbian Os
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Symbian OS, an operating system, designed for mobile devices, with associated libraries, user interface frameworks and reference implementations of common tools, produced by Symbian Ltd. It...
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Wikipedia: Smartphone
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of smartphones, an electronic handheld device that integrates the functionality of a mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA) or other information appliance. This is often achieved by adding...
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Wikipedia: Windows Mobile
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows Mobile operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows. This...
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Wikipedia: Windows Ce
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of the Windows CE operating system which runs devices such as Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be a variation of Microsoft's Windows operating system for...
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Wikipedia: Wearable Computers
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of wearable computers. A good summary of the issues and history of wearable devices is presented, as well as how wearable computing devices have been depicted in fiction.
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Wikipedia: Future Tense
General discussion of how future tense verbs work in language with more specific information about English, Latin, French, and Spanish. Includes examples throughout and some links to additional information near the bottom.
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Wikipedia: Freestyle Skiing
This brief article provides the history of freestyle skiing, information on its components (aerials and moguls), and links for further reading.
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Wikipedia: Dachshund
Although Wikipedia is a "free" encyclopedia, it usually has good entries. This entry includes a description and information on temperament, health, and history.
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Wikipedia: Disk Encryption
A very brief encyclopedia article on disk encryption that defines the term and lists some common disk encryption software. Links to related information are also available.
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Wikipedia: Pict
Encyclopedia entry that defines a PICT graphic file and explains how and why it was created. Links to related information are available as well.
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Wikipedia: Real Audio
Encyclopedia entry that defines the Real Audio format and explains how and why it was created. Links to related information are available as well.
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Wikipedia: Wav
Encyclopedia entry that defines WAV (or WAVE), short for WAVEform audio format, and explains how and why it was created. Links to related information are available as well.
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Wikipedia: Sequential Search
Provides a brief definition of a sequential search in the context of computer science. A short example is also provided.
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Wikipedia: Dictatorship
A short article on the nature of 20th century dictatorship. It provides examples of dictatorships such as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.